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“Although he (Senator Robert Byrd) apologized numerous times for what he considered a youthful indiscretion, his early votes in Congress---notably a filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act---reflected racially separatist views.”

Book:How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again: The Untold Story of Black Advancement in the Era of Trump

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“In several interviews, Byrd acknowledged that he had briefly 'briefly' been a member of the KKK, and blamed it on 'youthful indiscretion'. In fact, his involvement with the KKK was far more extensive than he ever admitted. In the early 1940s, Byrd recruited 150 of his friends and associates to form a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Crab Orchard, West Virginia.”

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Book:How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again: The Untold Story of Black Advancement in the Era of Trump

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“we are all trying to get to the same island, whether you swim, fly, surf or skydiving. What matters is when the red light comes on.”

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Author:Jerry Seinfeld

“The drama of truth can only be experienced within oneself.”

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Book:When We Were Invincible

Source: When We Were Invincible

“Seinfeld was typically American in that show. He was a pretty funny guy, but he had no sense of style. Tacky like a Texan tux. Tasteless dressing and tasteful jokes. That's Seinfeld for me. I would have preferred it the other way around.”

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Book:The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning

Source: The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning

“I looked exactly like the female version of George Costanza when I was in sixth grade… I insisted on dressing myself in monochromatic outfits. All my shirts had an animal performing an action on them. I had a pink sweater with penguins knitting to match my pink ribbed leggings. A hunter green shirt with dogs painting.”

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Author:Olive B. Persimmon

“Testosterone poisoning can be fatal, Braveheart." (Delaney to Rowan)”

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Book:Sword of the Raven

Source: Sword of the Raven

“I have to tell you, hon, I don't mind a little teasing now and then, but I'm no masochist, and I'm sure as hell no saint...and here lately, being around you is agonly.”

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Author:Jackson Broussard

“My work comes how I perceive the world around me. I write from a point of empathy, free from judgement, to greater understand my finite existence and help others navigate through theirs. My stories are testimonials of my emotional experiences and discoveries intertwined with ever-present mysteries." -- Ernest Langston”

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Book:Beyond Everyday Secrets

Source: Beyond Everyday Secrets

“The difference between mainstream fiction and literature is what their writers do with words; the former places its emphasis on the story rather than the language used to tell that story; in literature, the language is the story; that is, the story is primarily a vehicle for a linguistic display of the writer's rhetorical abilities.”

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Book:The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600

Source: The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600

“Why do we live in Spooksville? It’s not just because our families live here. It’s because this is a place of adventure. The unknown surrounds us every time we leave our homes. I know what I’m doing is dangerous. All great adventures are.”

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Book:Aliens in the Sky

Source: Aliens in the Sky

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